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09-21-2013, 03:40 PM
Rockstar's open-world game reaches milestone faster than any entertainment property in history.
Grand Theft Auto V generated $1 billion in global retail sales in three days, reaching the milestone faster than any entertainment property in history, Take-Two Interactive announced today. The game minted $800 million on launch-day alone.


By comparison, it took Call of Duty: Black Ops II 15 days to reach $1 billion in global sales, while The Avengers took 19 days to reach the milestone.

"Grand Theft Auto is a cultural phenomenon and Rockstar Games continues to redefine what can be achieved in interactive entertainment," Take-Two CEO Strauss Zelnick said in a statement. "We are incredibly proud of the extraordinary critical and commercial response to Grand Theft Auto V.

According to Robert W. Baird analyst Colin Sebastian, GTAV is likely to be released on the Xbox One and PlayStation 4 in 2014 to "extend the value of the franchise."

GTAV may have broken global entertainment sales records, but it hasn't won everyone over. The United Kingdom's deputy prime minister Nick Clegg said today that games like Grand Theft Auto can have a "corrosive" effect on player behavior.

GTAV's multiplayer component--Grand Theft Auto Online--will be released as a free update on October 1.

Source: http://www.gamespot.com/news/grand-theft-auto-v-sales-reach-1-billion-in-three-days-6414762

CloudStrife7x
09-21-2013, 05:25 PM
im glad i didn't spend any money on this :lol:

thegutta
09-21-2013, 11:31 PM
1 bil in 3 days damn lol no one is gonna break the record anytime soon GTA 5 is awesome :D

technoobie
09-21-2013, 11:35 PM
Dame. Mo money mo money mo money

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Easygoes
09-22-2013, 12:20 AM
Doesn't surprise me, everyone at work has been playing it non-stop and whenever I am not messing around with Diablo stuff that is what I am doing.

aNinjaGuardian
09-22-2013, 08:08 AM
Seems all the annoying, bratty, stupid, and immature little kids got their parents to buy this.

When GTA5 Online launches, it'll be as annoying as any COD game.

Serious_M
09-22-2013, 09:00 AM
47 euro well spent on this game

roy2
09-26-2013, 05:19 AM
Money well spent in my opinion. They deserve the profit.
Of course, when online opens up, I'll completely change my tune.

polarpiggy
09-29-2013, 03:36 AM
i wonder how many kids skipped school to play this when it was released at midnight xD

fromscarface
09-29-2013, 11:02 AM
They would have made 2billion if they released it on pc

Tsuiokuhen
09-29-2013, 11:56 AM
looking forward of the sales numbers afterwards Christmas.

ryuhoshi
10-01-2013, 03:02 AM
They would have made 2billion if they released it on pc

They aren't releasing it on PC???

Smacktalks
10-01-2013, 02:40 PM
I think they are eventually, but I dont think theres a date yet.

OverTheEdge
10-02-2013, 03:35 PM
Can't say I own a copy myself, but, from what I've seen, the game looks absolutely incredible. It really does appear to deserve the recognition it's getting.

ShadoiwJusticar
10-02-2013, 05:05 PM
No surprise, this is GTA V we are talking about. I personally havent bought it yet but still R-Star make good games.

aNinjaGuardian
10-02-2013, 06:28 PM
A billion dollars in sales, just imagine how many people tried to play GTA Online yesterday.

ajsim
10-11-2013, 07:42 PM
Not even slightly surprised by this...queue for this game was almost as long as it was for the Liverpool/Chelsea semi all those moons ago...crazy.

twinshooter
10-12-2013, 07:06 PM
Poor Diablo3, they really picked the wrong time to release. Still love D3 though.

chris725
11-05-2013, 07:21 PM
I never understood why people like GTA so much

silverfoxxy
11-10-2013, 05:19 AM
i heard the GTA V budget was higher than the avatar!

silverfoxxy
11-10-2013, 05:30 AM
The people are getting crazy in reality because they obsessed and indulged too much into the GTA game world !